#53C2AB#53C2AB
#53C2AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.107 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 0%, 11.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.80, -37.23, 2.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.80, 37.29, 176.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.34% -0.1071 0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.34% 0.107 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2064, 43.3599, 45.2976) |
| Luminance | 0.4336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.38
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.76
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.02
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2AB #C2536A
analogous
#53C274 #53C2AB #53A1C2
triadic
#53C2AB #AB53C2 #C2AB53
tetradic
#53C2AB #7453C2 #C2536A #A1C253
square
#53C2AB #7453C2 #C2536A #A1C253
split-complementary
#53C2AB #C253A1 #C27453
monochromatic
#287263 #389F8A #53C2AB #80D2C1 #ADE2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#53C2AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#53C2AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2AB
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2AB | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAABAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.107 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd5c4',
500: '#53c2ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2ab; $custom-light: #8dd5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.568,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74338,
"c": 0.10719,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.43363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2AB
secondary
#D0A1AB
accent
#516CD7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381